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Evaluation of an Alternative Learning System for youths at risk of involvement in urban violence in the Philippines

Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation, 2021
Background Globally, violence disproportionately affects young people, leading to injury, hospitalisation, death, social dysfunction, and poor mental wellbeing.
Nishant Mehra, Shr-Jie Sharlenna Wang, Juancho Reyes, Mette Møhl Ambjørnsen, Johan Jarl   +4 more
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Turkish doctors sentenced to 20-months in prison for an anti-war declaration

Torture, 2019
11 Central Council members of the Turkish Medical Association (TMA) were given a 20-month prison sentence for a statement they made in January 2018, declaring that war is a public health problem.
Torture Journal Editorial Team
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Medico-legal evaluation of torture victims in the USA before the Istanbul Protocol

Torture, 2023
The article reviews the historical precedents of the Forensic Assessment of Torture Survivors in the US in the 1970s and 1980s, setting the precedents of the US branch of the construction of the Istanbul Protocol that was developed in the late 1990s.
Jose Quiroga, Ana Deutsch
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Engaging torture survivors in the global fight against torture [PDF]

, 2021
Lived experience can be emancipating and also paralysing, but foremost, it is immensely valuable to combat what has been suffered in first person (Henry, 2021).
Soley, Berta
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Torture and torture practices in Tanzania: Knowledge, attitudes and practice among medical professionals

Torture, 2019
Introduction: Medical professionals have a key role in addressing torture and need an awareness and knowledge of torture in relation to rehabilitation approaches, prevention and international standards.
Brenda Van den Bergh, Marie Brasholt, Praxeda James Swai, Primus Saidia, Moses Kidew, Naomi Lipsius Hincheli, Maha Aon, Jens Modvig   +7 more
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Intensive psychotherapy and case management for Karen refugees with major depression in primary care: a pragmatic randomized control trial

BMC Family Practice, 2020
Background Despite an unparalleled global refugee crisis, there are almost no studies in primary care addressing real-world conditions and longer courses of treatment that are typical when resettled refugees present to their physician with critical ...
Andrea K. Northwood, Maria M. Vukovich, Alison Beckman, Jeffrey P. Walter, Novia Josiah, Leora Hudak, Kathleen O’Donnell Burrows, James P. Letts, Christine C. Danner   +8 more
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Reflections on 30 years of anti-torture experiences [PDF]

, 2022
On the 30th anniversary of the Torture Journal, I offer my sincere congratulations to the Journal editors, staff and contributors for their success in providing a space for analytical and practical thinking on one of the most challenging and enduring ...
Iacopino, Vincent
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Twenty seven years of treating survivors of torture and organized violence – associations between torture, gender and ethnic minority status among refugees referred for treatment of PTSD

European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 2021
Background: Victims of torture and organized violence are among the most vulnerable refugees. The nature of torture promotes shame, secrecy and silencing of the survivors, and there is a need for studies to provide a testimony to the experiences of ...
Nina Thorup Dalgaard, Karen Bjerre, Marie Høgh Thøgersen   +2 more
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The capacity-building role of community liaison workers with refugee communities in Victoria, Australia

International Journal of Mental Health Systems, 2021
Background A range of services within Australia and internationally have been developed that are focused on the engagement of individuals who are of refugee background to work as a liaison between their communities and mental health services.
Karen Wei, Prem Chopra, Susie Strehlow, Mardi Stow, Ida Kaplan, Josef Szwarc, Harry Minas   +6 more
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Reflections on an international engagement in the fight against torture [PDF]

, 2022
Contribution to the 30th Anniversary of the Torture Journal by Henrik Døcker.
Henrik
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